Commission

A woman I work with commissioned me to draw a portrait of her and her late husband for Christmas. Aside from it being another project I can add to my portfolio/resume, it was also my first paid commission, so I was very excited about doing it. It was a lot of fun, and it helped to remind me of why I love to draw people. It's so challenging. Once I get in "the zone" I can draw for hours straight and wonder where the time has gone when I come back to reality. It keeps my normally flighty mind engaged, which is saying something.

Any ways, here is the finished product. Unfortunately, I don't own a scanner so I have to rely on my camera for digital images. It loses a lot of the detail that you would normally see. The actual piece looks a lot better, I assure you. One of these days I'll be able to afford new art supplies...one of these days.

Brandon Sanderson Came to Logan!

Today I had the great pleasure of meeting one of my favorite authors, Brandon Sanderson. He's been on tour recently for the release of his book "The Hero of Ages" which is the third installment of his Mistborn trilogy, and he happened to stop in Logan to do a few signings at the local Borders. If you haven't read his books, I recommend them highly. He has a stand-alone book titled "Elantris" which is a good read, but his Mistborn trilogy is superb. I have first editions of all of his books, and he was kind enough to sign them all for me. Below is a picture Peter took of me and Mr. Sanderson. He's a very friendly and gracious fellow.

Brandon Sanderson has made recent national and worldwide attention recently, not only because his most recent book made the top 25 of the New York Times, but last year he was personally selected by Robert Jordan's wife to finish the last book of the Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan passed away while he was writing the last book, but he left ample notes with the major plot points with his wife before he died. I was already a fan of Sanderson's work when I heard the news that he was going to finish Jordan's series, and needless to say, I was thrilled that he was chosen. On another note, Brandon Sanderson is also a local fellow! He lives right in Provo and even teaches a writing class at BYU.

If you would like more information about Brandon Sanderson and his works you can check out his website www.brandonsanderson.com